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After the US Treasury imposed sanctions on the two former ministers, Ali Hassan Khalil and Youssef Fenianos, US Under Secretary of State for Near East Affairs David Schenker stated that “sanctions against Lebanese officials have begun and they will continue, and officials must listen to what the Lebanese people are asking for. ” “I will not give an opinion on the person of the designated prime minister. We observe the principle of reform that any government must adopt, and accountability for those who were not transparent and no one dictates to the Lebanese the form of government, and the minister of Foreign Relations spoke of principles, not people, and we think that the French initiative has many advantages and the idea of having a government committed to transparency and prosecution of corruption is good to help the Lebanese people. ” He continued: “These sanctions should be a message to Lebanese officials, in the sense that whoever cooperates with” Hezbollah “will be punished.” He noted that “there is still no agreement on the demarcation of the borders between Lebanon and Israel, and I do not want to talk about pending issues. I spoke with Ali Hamdan, but I will not go into the heart of the discussions that took place.” He added: “Syria is one of the most famous crises in the Middle East. I spoke about our presence there, the future of the Assad regime, the Security Council resolution, the Russian and Iranian presence, as well as the refugee crisis, and the efforts made to allow the return of the refugees. ” In response to a question about the imposition of sanctions on Bassil, Schenker said: “We do not talk about sanctions before they are imposed, but the procedures take a long time and more sanctions should be expected.”
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